Native American forces of Chief Tuskaloosa
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The Native American forces of Chief Tuskaloosa were a large coalition of Mississippian warriors who mounted a major, organized resistance against Hernando de Soto’s Spanish expedition in the 16th-century Southeast.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mississippian culture military coalition
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Native American warriors ⓘ military force ⓘ |
| armor | cane or wooden shields (reported) ⓘ |
| associatedLeader | Chief Tuskaloosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Chief Tuskaloosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
Mississippian warriors from multiple towns
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archers ⓘ club-armed infantry ⓘ shield-bearing warriors ⓘ |
| conflict | Hernando de Soto expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Mississippian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagement | Battle of Mabila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Native American ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Account of the Gentleman of Elvas
NERFINISHED
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Ranjel's chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish expedition chronicles ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Muskogean languages (probable, debated) ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of early Native American resistance in the Southeast ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeastern North America
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present-day Alabama ⓘ |
| militaryType | infantry-based force ⓘ |
| mobility | on foot ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Mabila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the largest organized Native American resistances to de Soto ⓘ |
| opponent |
Hernando de Soto
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish conquistadors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTechnology |
Spanish cavalry
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Spanish steel weapons and firearms ⓘ |
| organization | coalition of allied chiefdoms ⓘ |
| partOf | Chief Tuskaloosa's polity ⓘ |
| politicalContext | resistance to European colonization ⓘ |
| preContactTechnologyLevel | Mississippian chiefdom-level society ⓘ |
| region | Mississippian chiefdoms of the Southeast ⓘ |
| resultOfConflict |
heavy casualties among Native American warriors
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severe losses inflicted on Spanish expedition ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfMabila | primary Native American combatant ⓘ |
| strategicGoal |
expulsion of Hernando de Soto's forces
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organized resistance to Spanish incursion ⓘ |
| strength | several thousand warriors (approximate, uncertain) ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
ambush tactics against Spanish expedition
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use of fortified town at Mabila ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1540s
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16th century ⓘ |
| weapon |
bows and arrows
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stone and bone weapons ⓘ war clubs ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
battle of Mabila (during his North American expedition)
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Native American forces of Chief Tuskaloosa
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subject surface form:
Battle of Mabila